Diocese of Rio do Sul
| Diocese of Rio do Sul | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Florianópolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Onécimo Alberton |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
José Jovêncio Balestieri SDB Augustinho Petry |
| founding | 1968 |
| surface | 8,909 km² |
| Parishes | 31 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 328.173 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 243,742 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 74.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,202 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 55 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 139 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São João Batista Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.dioceseriodosul.com.br/ |
The diocese of Rio do Sul ( Latin Dioecesis Rivi Australis , Portuguese Diocese de Rio do Sul ) is one in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Rio do Sul in the state of Santa Catarina .
history
The diocese of Rio do Sul was on November 23, 1968 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Quam maxime from assignments of territory by the Archdiocese of Florianópolis and the Diocese of Joinville and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Florianópolis as a suffragan . On April 19, 2000, the Diocese of Rio do Sul gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Blumenau .
Bishops of Rio do Sul
- Tito Buss , 1969-2000
- José Jovêncio Balestieri SDB , 2000–2008
- Augustinho Petry , 2008-2014
- Onécimo Alberton , since 2014
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Quam maxime , AAS 61 (1969), n.11, p. 654ff.